One Killed and Three Injured in County Road Crashes
Weekend traffic toll in Frederick County included one death and three injuries two of them serious. Gordon Kermit Belford 37 of Capon Bridge West Virginia died when his 1939 Ford coach left the road struck a culvert and burned. Belford’s remains were to be taken to Capon Bridge for funeral services Wednesday. In a separate crash seven miles north of Winchester a Dodge driven by Melvin Combs and a Studebaker driven by Lawrence Costa collided two passengers injured including Warren Emerson Fletcher with severe spinal injuries.
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Frederick County
Gordon Kermit Belford
Capon Bridge
W. Va
Gore
H. E. McInturff
Belford
Velda Pugh
Delphia Kerns
Alvin Belford
Winchester
Nellie Kerns
Lena Wolford
John Belford
Violet Sirbaugh
Alexandria
Wanda Jones
Oak Ridge
Warren Belford
Columbus
Giffin
Fairview Lutheran Church
Richard Line Verlis Wolford
Ellis Shanholtz
Lyle Shanholtz
Lewis Pugh
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Melvin Combs
Warren Emerson Fletcher
W. Cecil Street
Lawrence Costa
Pittsburgh
Combs
Studebaker
Costa
J. H. Woods, Jr
Fletcher
Stude
Tide of Toys matinee fundraiser for Europe
The Conrad Hoover Post of the American Legion sponsors a two hour children’s matinee at the Capitol Theatre to collect toys for Europe. Admission is a toy, with doors at 9 15 a m and show at 10, promoting goodwill between the United States and European nations.
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Conrad Hoover
American Legion
Europe
Capitol Theater
The
Legion Post
Warner Bros. Capitol Theatre
Legion
United States
Confessions of Local Youths Clear Several Thefts
A signed Saturday confession by Albert Nicholson 18 of Clearbrook and a Clearbrook juvenile links them to multiple thefts. Other youths implicated, hearings set before Trial Justice W Erle Edwards. Nicholson held for grand jury. Investigating deputies Renner Hoover and Sgt Rudolph disclosed crimes including batteries from Southern Scrap, lights from Acme Parking, Valley Wrecking burglary, and forged checks. Additional crimes include forged checks in several names, thefts from Broadus Chamberlain, gas from an orchard tank, and pennies from an East Berryville cash register.
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Albert Nicholson
Clearbrook
W. Erle Edwards
Nicholson
Henry Renner
John W. Hoover
Warren Rudolph
Renner
Rudolph
Southern Scrap Company
Front Royal
Acme
Braddock Street
Valley Wrecking Company
A. C. Oates
H.W. Butler
Berryville
C. L. Robinson
West Virginia
H. D. Robinson
Leggett's
Winchester
D. A. Robinson
San
Broadus Chamberlain
Appie Pie Ridge
Grimes
British Leaders Talk About Asia
Britain’s Commonwealth leaders met in London for a second week as Korea and Kashmir dominated the agenda. Nehru faces pressure to pursue a new approach with the Chinese Communists while Pakistan's Liaquat Ali Khan joins informal Kashmir talks.
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Asia
London
Britain
Commonwealth
Korea
Kashmir
India
Nehru
Pakistan
Liaquat Ali Khan
China
Morea
United States
Nations
Peiping
United Nations
Australia
New Zealand
Liaquat Ali
Attlee
State Gets All Kinds of Weather
Colder air moved into Virginia as a cold front swept through the state. The forecast called for sunny but windy and cold conditions with highs in the 30s and clear, colder weather tonight. Reports of light snow and icy roads surfaced on secondary highways from Bristol to Wise County with gusts 20 to 50 mph in Roanoke and surrounding areas. Highs ranged from 63 in Norfolk to 42 in Bristol as rain fell statewide and froze mainly in the southwest portion.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Old Dominion
Norfolk
Roanoke
Bristol
Pulaski
Norton
Wise County
Richlands
Giles County
West Virginia
Bluefield
Review of Murder Case Is Denied
The Supreme Court refused for the second time to review the murder trial of Robert B. Bailey of Charleston West Virginia who is under a death sentence. Bailey was convicted in the robbery slaying of Mrs. Rosina Fazio. The court had previously declined to review Bailey's case on December 11.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Robert B. Bailey
Charleston
W. Va
Bailey
Rosina Fazio
Navy bill outlines $2 hundred million ship program
A House bill introduced by Representative Vinson proposes a $2 hundred million Navy shipbuilding program including a so called super aircraft carrier.
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Washington
Representative Vinson
D-Ga
Valentine Pledges Big Push to Curb Meat Price Rise
Economic Stabilization Administrator Alan Valentine says a big try will be made as soon as possible to control rising meat prices. He suggests rationing and subsidies may accompany measures, linking food costs to potential wage controls.
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Washington
Alan Valentine
Valentine
ESA
Get Out of Korea Vote Poll Draws 980 In Favor
Richmond radio host Frank Porter of WXGI conducted Porter's Poll asking should U S troops leave Korea. He received 98 calls in minutes with 980 in favor of withdrawing from Korea and United Nations troops leaving the peninsula.
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Richmond
Frank Porter
WXGI
Korea
Porter
W 980
United Nations
Eisenhower Meets France Top Military Leaders in Paris
In Paris General Dwight D. Eisenhower meets French Defense Minister Jules Moch and senior officers. Alphonse Juin and Alfred Gruenther join him as discussions focus on supplying France's divisions and forming a European international army for the Atlantic coalition by 1953. Eisenhower vows caution to any who would test Western power.
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Paris
France
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Alphonse Juin
Art Eisenhower
Rene Pleven
Robert Schuman
Defense Ministry
Defense
Jules Moch
Eisenhower
Alfred M. Gruenther
Moch
Germany
United States
Britain
Italy
Belgium
Canada
West
Atlantic
Washington
Boy Wounded Playing Cowboy Near Grimes
Fred Myron Walthall Jr an 11 year old Grimes resident is in Winchester Memorial Hospital with a 22 caliber bullet in his lung from a Saturday gun play accident. His brother Robert 10 fired the loaded rifle unintentionally as they acted out a cowboy Indian scene. The injury occurred near their Grimes home and is considered noncritical with bullet removal not yet attempted.
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Fred Myron Walthall, Jr
Fred M. Walthall
Grimes
White Hall
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Robert L. DeHaven
Robert
Fred
Frances Walthall
Victor F. Albright
Winchester Steak House Closed All Day Tuesday Notice
The Winchester Steak House will be closed all day Tuesday until further notice. Route 50 opposite James Wood School. The notice includes a separate line about the regular monthly meeting of the South End Fire Co on Monday Jan. 8 at 8:00 PM for election of officers.
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Winchester Steak House
James Wood School
South End Fire Co
H. M. Layman
Reds Enter Burning Town
Allied rearguard forces yielded Wonju to a vast Chinese and Korean Reds as U N forces withdrew to new positions. Wonju’s defenders fought for days to delay a southward Red advance toward Pyongyang and Seoul, while air strikes and artillery pounded trenches and rail centers. Casualties were light, but the town and airstrip fell as enemy forces surged into Osan and surrounding routes.
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Seif Erickson
Tokyo
Wonju
U. N
Seoul
Pusan
South Korea
Erim
Osan
Korea
Wontu
U. S. Eighth Army
U.N
MacArthur
Don Huth
U.S. Eighth Army
Reds
West Korea
Suwon
Red
Bataan
Sicily
Seoul-Pyongyane- Chinnampo
Son Indicted in Dad's Shooting in Clarke County
Clarke County grand jury indicts 14 year old Thomas E Everhart for murder in the Dec 30 fatal shooting of his father Stanley E Everhart 36. Judge Elliott Marshall delays setting trial date. Mother Beulah Everhart testified the father knocked her down and kicked her before the shooting. Commonwealth's Attorney Edward McC Williams presented the boy's statement confessing to shooting after brooding over his mother's treatment.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Thomas E. Everhart
Elliott Marshall
Stanley Everhart
Beulah Everhart
Commonwealth
Edward McC. Williams
Trial Justice Court
Martinsville Fire Ravages Furniture District In Virginia
A wind driven blaze in Martinsville Virginia leveled a tobacco warehouse and surrounding buildings causing an estimated million dollars in damage. About 100 firefighters from Martinsville Danville Chatham and Roanoke battled the blaze for four hours before gaining control around 2 a m. The fire threatened the entire business district and heavily damaged several furniture firms and adjacent structures.
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Martinsville
Virginia
Roanoke
North Carolina Line
Danville
Chatham
Henry County
Britain calls for renewed Korean cease-fire effort
Britain asked the United Nations for a renewed push toward a Korean cease-fire while warning Peiping might trigger a break with the free world if it rejects UN terms. Sir Gladwyn Jebb urged a staged settlement starting with a cease-fire and advancing to a UN supervised withdrawal and elections.
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Britain
U. N
Red China
Free World
Sir Gladwyn Jebb
U.N
Korea
General Assembly
Jebb
United States
China
Peiping
United Nations
Israel
U. W
Question of Whether Russians Will Attack
Washington dispatch discusses the possibility of a Russian spring attack on Western Europe and the U S response options. It notes Europe’s defense readiness, potential troop deployments, and the uncertainty of Soviet intentions amid a broader foreign policy debate.
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James Marlow
Washington
Europe
Truman warns Soviets seek world dominance in State of the Union
President Truman told Congress Russia goals are to take over the world step by step and vowed to fight if necessary to defend freedom. He called for draft law changes, higher taxes, wage price controls, and aid to education and medical training while stressing readiness and continued Western alliance.
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Europe
Russia
Washington
Truman
Congress
United States
Soviet Union
Mr. Truman
Community of Free Nations
Herbert Hoover
Robert A. Taft
America
Wintry Weather Returns to Winchester City
Wintry weather and gusty winds sweep Winchester with temperatures in the 20s. Forecast shows a slight warmup tomorrow afternoon as 20 to 27 mph winds with gusts up to 45 mph ease. January meeting set for Tuesday Jan 9 at 7 30 p.m. in Sarah Zane Hall. Reverend Robert Waller of Funkstown is again representing the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association locally.
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Winchester
Reliance
Sarah Zane Hall
Henry Thompson
Robert Waller
Funkstown
Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Assn
Bernard Grove
John A. Boyd
Banequet
George Washington Hotel
Sarah Zane
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Manchuria
Yellow Sea
N. Korea
Japan
Cekivel Guened
Tide of Toys
Esther
Boscawen St
Friendship Fire Co
Robert Ryan
Kent S
Boy
Cowboy
Disabled American Veterans
Charles Zuckerman
Conmander
Sarah Zane Fire Hall
Charlies Zuckerman, Con
Mander
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